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I guess I didn't realize there were that many of us that post here; never thought to count.

Not as much as we did in Mississippi. Living in the north and the south got me mixed up on when to say "you guys" or "ya'll". Don't know if I have ever told this story, but I was asked by a proper British English speaking Chinese guy, who was a translator, what was correct, "y'all" or "you guys". I told him of course "ya'll" was correct and not to pay attention to anyone that used the improper "you guys" form.

So far, I think that is 8 practitioners of the Stillness-Movement neigong that post here on the board.

Interesting and insightful observation.

How about next weekend? (sorry mjjbecker, Greece will have to wait until the weekend after) Sounds like a really neat place. I'm sure we will meet up one day.

Would love to get an opportunity to go to Australia. I have never been to your country. Deserted beaches sound really nice. It's not a beach in OZ but we are having a Stillness-Movement workshop in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA November 13,14,15. There is a really neat Big Cat sanctuary near there. The last time we were there we all went out to do qigong with the lions, tigers and leopards. Really cool! And after class on Saturday we had a literal feast prepared by an extremely talented first class chef by the name of "Chi". Hoping for a repeat on this. Several folks are involved in trying to get a workshop set up in London for end of January/February 2011. It looks promising. The email for interest in the workshop is [email protected].

Kempomaster has been very busy recently - in fact he is helping me to set up a workshop for November. Hopefully he will drop in and reply, but in the meantime I wanted to say that the whole group asks about you and we all talk about how nice it was to meet you. You are always welcome to join us when you can.

I'm sold - how about next weekend? The last time I did qigong at the beach I was at Hilton Head in November. Got up early and we had the beach to ourselves. Started doing Gift of the Tao movements, finished up, went into Stillness-Movement for a while then looked up to find quite a crowd of folks standing there watching. Dang, I was on vacation and just wanted to enjoy myself. Which is my main problem with beaches and qigong. There IS something to be said for doing qigong on the ocean shores - lotsa energy.

"Spoken" like true practitioners of Stillness-Movement.

No.

I was referring to the Stillness-Movement system. However, in a situation with stuck qi, I can't imagine a person not wanting to do the closing. Ground accumulated qi? How about helping to prevent stagnation and moving qi through the stagnation. This is not a question of whether you wish to "ground" the qi or not.

Absolutely. In fact, don't do the sitting UNLESS you do the closing. Stillness-Movement is an entire system - not just sitting.

"absolute best" So you have tried all the systems to arrive at this conclusion? Dang, you sure have been busy. OP, There are many qigong systems. Some indeed are more powerful than others. Some will have a much more accelerated "qigong growth" or energy awareness factor than others. Some are more body oriented and some are more energy oriented. But you do have to start with something. So choose something and practice daily. The Gift of the Tao qigong movement system is highly energetic and easy to learn; can be learned from the DVD. edit: Look here and search for qigong teachers in your area.

Tough to describe similarities or differences. You are going to have to be the judge of that. If you are into a still the body but keep it rigid type of thing then you would have to let go of that in order to do Stillness-Movement. Stillness-Movement is a neigong cultivation method that raises the energy body vibration.

The ability to take the calmness with you into everyday life is an energetic signature of Stillness-Movement. Part of the "I practice qigong 24/7". It IS quite profound and one of the things our society desperately needs right now. The body/mind/soul is also of the need to naturally work through the energetic blockages we all have; Stillness-Movement does this quite well.

You may have not noticed but the Needak rebounder I use folds in half and has a carrying case. The legs are neatly tucked and the whole thing uses little space. I love mine. After purchasing a Needak at retail, I liked it so much that I became a dealer for them. I had previously gone through over 10 of the cheaper rebounders that have the hard surface compared to the soft bounce surface of the Needak; no camparison to the USA manufactured Needak. I do sell it at the lowest price Needak will allow anyone to sell.

Go to your physician. If there is nothing major wrong then I suggest you find an Asian Bodywork Therapist and/or Clinical Qigong Therapist. www.aobta.org www.nqa.org

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No one here is qualified to TELL you what to do. Even if they are physicians they are not YOUR physician. Many have taken the time to give you what could be some really good advice, but NEVER look to a forum of any kind for someone to tell you exactly what to do. ALWAYS do your own research. It is YOUR body. I have seen IBS in many people over the years in my clinic. I have had very good results applying the therapeutics of Taoist Medicine and Medical Qigong Therapy for its body balancing effects. But here is another anecdotal piece of info for you. I have a friend that takes a product called Blue Heron. It is manufactured by Integrative Therapeutics Corp. He tells me it works really well for him. For relaxation, I find listening to Native American flute music to be very good.

The possibility of a London workshop looks promising. Hopefully we will know something within the next few weeks. Anyone that has an interest in this the email address is [email protected] For the US folks we are trying to schedule another workshop near Indianapolis for flight convenience; attempting for November 13,14,15.

OP, There are many medical qigong schools in the USA. For a list of certified teachers with over 10 years teaching experience look for Level IV Teachers in the NQA.org website. Most of these teachers have 500 hr certification programs in medical qigong. Depends on where you are located, but two that I would recommend are Damaris Jarboux in Boulder Colorado and my own program which is taught in workshops in many various locations; my school and clinic Institute of Chinese Energy Healing is in Missouri. Yes, natural healers with no training can get results. As I have said many times, it depends on "who you are". Training helps them and their patient/clients in all ways. There are many useful techniques utilized in medical qigong. These techniques have been developed through many years, in some cases through many centuries, and in other few cases through way more time than that. These medical qigong techniques are utilized with outstanding success in hospital and in clinic. And there are always Higher Levels in healing. IMO and IME some techniques and some systems get FAR better results than others. edit: Link for NQA

Ah yes, Sounds to part the curtain and to manipulate the creative energetics. One of my favorite methods. Oh yes, puerh tea - love it.

Hi, You may have missed this one posted earlier: To expound on the above post: I met this person a couple of years later at their job. I was approached and the old "Hi, do you remember me" was given. I did but I was thinking "this happy, enthusiastic, personable and radiating person is the real you and the not-real-you was left behind. I have mentioned this on this forum before but I have no index to quickly pull from so I will post again as it directly addresses your question. In some circles this is a known thing. In most circles it is not a know thing. There are basically 3 types of practitioners: 1) Low Level This practitioner works on all things pertaining to the body. 2) Mid - Level This practitioner works not only with the body but with the mind. 3) High Level This practitioner works within Tao with only one goal, to help a person achieve his/her destiny. This is where the Taoist Medicine is aimed. Not really concerned with the pain, the internal organ damage, the mental instability, the myriad things. But what happens because this is real Taoism is that by not addressing these things and keeping the Higher Level goal of helping the person achieve his/her destiny, then nothing gets not done. The pain goes away, the mental instability stabilizes, the internal organs heal because those things are not reflective of the person's Destiny. One could look at this as helping a person discover their real self. Do nothing and nothing gets not done - Taoism / Taoist Medicine.

At one time I found many of the things in what is know today as TCM interesting, but let most of that drop to the wayside in order to practice Taoist Medicine and Medical Qigong.

So glad to see the results, kempomaster! Your realization of the 24/7 practice is outstanding. It takes many people quite some time to realize this. The synchronicity starts when we assume responsibility and practice our Listening. This happens with most Stillness-Movement students who reach a certain level and can be a pretty wild ride at first but will become normal for you. Congratulations on your achievements. I know Master Wang smiles... As I think mjjbecker's post has been buried partly from my replies, a reminder to anyone from England and Europe who are interested in Stillness-Movement, the email for interest in a workshop is [email protected]